Hear From Sesame Street's "Maria"
Get a sneak peak of the conference keynote from Sonia Manzano, Sesame Street's "Maria," in the latest ASCAway podcast. Manzano shares the important role Sesame Street has had over the past decades helping children learn to deal with their feelings over both the big and small issues. Listen now.
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Greetings!
Welcome to ASCA Aspects, published monthly by the American School Counselor Association, the school counseling division of the American Counseling Association. Each issue includes information about new projects, events, resources and more from ASCA and helps members take full advantage of all ASCA membership has to offer. We hope you enjoy these monthly newsletters; however, if you'd like to be removed from the mailing list, simply click on the "safe unsubscribe" link at the bottom of this e-mail.
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It's Not Too Late
Didn't get around to registering for the ASCA Annual Conference yet? It's not too late. Register online up until Friday, June 25. After that, you can register on-site. On-site registration is open Saturday, July 3 at 8 a.m. at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston. See you in Beantown! Looking to share a room with someone? See who else from your area is attending? Discuss some of the conference sessions? Or stay on top of deadlines and additions to the conference? Check out the ASCA SCENE discussion forum, Conference Connections.
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ASCA School Counselor Wins Award
Association Media & Publishing recently awarded ASCA School Counselor magazine a Gold EXCEL award for best single-topic issue in the 20,000-100,000 circulation category. The award was for the November/December issue on School Counselors and Technology.
Although we're proud of the award, we don't want to rest on our laurels. Please take five minutes to fill out a short survey about what you like, use, want and don't need in ASCA School Counselor magazine. As a thank you for your time, all members who respond to the survey by July 8, 2010, will be entered into a drawing for a $25 iTunes gift card.
Share your thoughts.
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New Book on Mentoring, Supervising
New from ASCA - "School Counseling Principles: Mentoring and Supervising." School counselors are often called on to mentor and/or supervise interns and other school counseling staff, but this training is often lacking in school counselor preparation programs. Learn how to develop your mentoring and supervising skills. Members: $32.95; nonmembers: $41.95; order no.: 289226. Learn more or order online. |
New & Noteworthy
Scholarship for Hispanic Youth: The 2010 Hispanic Youth Awards invites Hispanic high school juniors to apply for up to $3,000 in scholarships and other benefits. Application deadline is July 1. Learn more."The Condition of Education" Released: The National Center for Education Statistics recently released "The Condition of Education 2010," a congressionally mandated report to the nation on education in America today. It covers all aspects of education, with 49 indicators that include findings on enrollment trends, demographics and outcomes. View the full report.Healthy Transitions to College Life: The American Pychiatric Foundation is partnering with the Jed Foundation to launch The Transition Year, a new campaign that helps students and their families focus on emotional health before, during and after the college transition. Learn more or check out the free online resource center.Get Free Learning Modules: The National Association of State Directors of Special Education recently launched LearningPort, a professional development library of free learning modules, tool kits, archived webinars and video resources conceived by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs to support the use of ARRA funds. Learn more.Pearson Education Seeks School Counselors for Interviews: Pearson Education is developing a suite of new solutions to improve the success of college-aspiring students. If you're a practicing school counselor interested in sharing your knowledge and experience in a phone or in-person interview, contact Pearson. Interviewees will be compensated.
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Upcoming Deadlines
Sept. 6, 2010: 2011 conference session proposals due
Sept. 15, 2010: Scholarship applications due Sept. 15, 2010: School Counselor of the Year nominations due. Oct. 15, 2010: Next RAMP application deadline. View the new rubric and application process overview |
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